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Swing High

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  • 1h 35m
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6.2/10
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DramaMusical
To avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circus owner, to join forces with her guardian. Doc May and Daphne, his wife, work as clowns; ... Read allTo avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circus owner, to join forces with her guardian. Doc May and Daphne, his wife, work as clowns; and Garry, a singing soldier of fortune, sings along with Maryan's act. Ruth, Maryan's par... Read allTo avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circus owner, to join forces with her guardian. Doc May and Daphne, his wife, work as clowns; and Garry, a singing soldier of fortune, sings along with Maryan's act. Ruth, Maryan's partner, quits to get married; and Joe, who is jealous of Garry, replaces her with Trixie, hi... Read all
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    • Joseph Santley
    • Joseph Santley(photoplay)
    • James Seymour(photoplay)
  • Stars
    • Helen Twelvetrees
    • Fred Scott
    • Dorothy Burgess
    • Joseph Santley
    • Joseph Santley(photoplay)
    • James Seymour(photoplay)
  • Stars
    • Helen Twelvetrees
    • Fred Scott
    • Dorothy Burgess
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    • 6User reviews
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    Fred Scott and Helen Twelvetrees in Swing High (1930)
    George Fawcett, Nick Stuart, Helen Twelvetrees, and Bryant Washburn in Swing High (1930)
    Fred Scott and Helen Twelvetrees in Swing High (1930)
    George Fawcett and Helen Twelvetrees in Swing High (1930)
    Daphne Pollard, John Sheehan, and Helen Twelvetrees in Swing High (1930)
    Dorothy Burgess, Fred Scott, and Helen Twelvetrees in Swing High (1930)
    George Fawcett, Helen Twelvetrees, and Bryant Washburn in Swing High (1930)
    Swing High (1930)
    Dorothy Burgess and Fred Scott in Swing High (1930)
    Fred Scott and Helen Twelvetrees in Swing High (1930)
    Mickey Bennett, Dorothy Burgess, Chester Conklin, Robert Edeson, George Fawcett, Stepin Fetchit, William Hall, Daphne Pollard, 'Little Billy' Rhodes, Fred Scott, John Sheehan, Sally Starr, Nick Stuart, Ben Turpin, Helen Twelvetrees, and Bryant Washburn in Swing High (1930)

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    Helen Twelvetrees
    Helen Twelvetrees
    • Maryan Garner
    Fred Scott
    Fred Scott
    • Garry
    Dorothy Burgess
    Dorothy Burgess
    • Trixie
    John Sheehan
    John Sheehan
    • Doc May
    Daphne Pollard
    Daphne Pollard
    • Mrs. May
    George Fawcett
    George Fawcett
    • Pop Garner
    Bryant Washburn
    Bryant Washburn
    • Ringmaster Joe
    Nick Stuart
    Nick Stuart
    • Billy
    Sally Starr
    Sally Starr
    • Ruth
    'Little Billy' Rhodes
    • Major Tiny
    • (as Little Billy)
    William Hall
    William Hall
    • Babe
    • (as William Langan)
    Stepin Fetchit
    Stepin Fetchit
    • Sam
    • (as Stepin Fechit)
    Chester Conklin
    Chester Conklin
    • Sheriff
    Ben Turpin
    Ben Turpin
    • Bartender
    Robert Edeson
    Robert Edeson
    • Doctor
    Mickey Bennett
    Mickey Bennett
    • Mickey
    Dannie Mac Grant
    Dannie Mac Grant
    • Young Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
      • Joseph Santley
      • Joseph Santley(photoplay)
      • James Seymour(photoplay) (adaptation) (dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in New York City Wednesday 19 July 1950 on WPIX (Channel 11), and in Los Angeles Friday 5 January 1951 on KTTV (Channel 11).
    • Soundtracks
      Do You Think That I Could Grow on You?
      (uncredited)

      Words by Mack Gordon

      Music by Abner Silver

      Copyright 1930 by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co

      Performed by 'Little Billy' Rhodes and Dorothy Burgess

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    6/10
    Helen Twelvetrees, Trapeze Artist
    Helen Twelvetrees is a trapeze artist in the circus about 1880. She is in love with handsome singer Fred Scott. However new ringmaster Bryant Washburn has talked owner George Fawcett into hiring Dorothy Burgess... and the two of them, unknown to the honest and kindly Fawcett, are about to practice every deceit and swindle that the traveling midway was notorious for in the 19th Century.

    Joseph Santley directs this circus musical with an eye and ear for the big screen, with many well-known movie comics of the era crowding the screen for a few moments each. Some have not aged well - Stepin Fetchit has a sizable part - but don't blink lest you miss Chester Conklin or Ben Turpin. Other former Sennett regulars include Daphne Pollard and 'Little Billy' Rhodes.

    Fred Scott may be remembered as a singing cowboy, but he was a resident baritone at the San Francisco Opera. After he retired to a different career, he told an interviewer he had a deal with horses: he didn't get on their backs and they didn't sell real estate. He hung up his cinematic spurs in 1942, and lived until 1991 and the age of 89.
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    • Release date
      • May 18, 1930 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Pathé Exchange
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Black and White

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